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Showing posts with label civil rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label civil rights. Show all posts
Friday, December 26, 2025

Employment Discrimination Law Updated in NYS - Discriminatory Effect is Enough

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On December 19, 2025, the  New York State Human Rights Law  was extended by S8338 , in adding a new subdivision 5-a to Executive Law 296, wh...
Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Is McDonnell Douglas Dead in NYS' Human Rights Law?

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On December 19, 2025, NYS enacted A4040A  and S8338 , which defines standards for disparate impact discrimination claims in housing and empl...
Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Housing Discrimination Law Updated in NYS - Discriminatory Effect is Enough

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On December 19, 2025, the New York State Human Rights Law was extended by  A4040A , in adding a new subdivision 5-a to Executive Law 296, wh...
Wednesday, November 05, 2025

Federal Court Finds Religious Discrimination in Old Westbury Zoning Code

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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY), in Lubavitch of Old Westbury, Inc. and Rabbi Aaron Konikov v. ...
Friday, October 31, 2025

Employee Resource Groups are Discriminatory per DOJ - Here Comes Reverse Discrimination Claims

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The US Justice Department Released its Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination. Yet, the real takeaway...
Thursday, October 23, 2025

Sexual Favors as a Condition of Tenancy Violate Fair Housing Act and New York State Human Rights Law

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Instagram has a post that reads -  "Sex for Rent Agreements Becoming Increasingly Popular in Canada"  and its got a lot of likes a...
Friday, October 04, 2024

National Disability Employment Awareness Month - Are Your Accommodation Rights Being Violated?

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On September 30, 2024, President Biden officially proclaimed October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month while promoting inclu...
Tuesday, January 30, 2024

New Rule Targets Salary History to Close Gender and Racial Pay Gaps

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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has taken a significant step towards addressing gender and racial pay disparities within the Federa...
Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Understanding NY's New Legislation: More Time to File Discrimination Claims

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New York State Assembly Bill A00501 represents a pivotal change in the state's approach to handling discrimination cases. Historically, ...
Monday, October 30, 2023

AI Discrimination Being Regulated by President Biden's New Executive Order

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On October 30th, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) addressing discrimination caused by artificial intelligence (AI), amon...
Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Vaccine Requirement for NYC Teachers Temporarily Restrained

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The New York State Supreme Court (lowest level court with jurisdiction) issued a temporary restraining order until the sooner of a hearing o...